Ancient China Religion
The civilisation of Ancient China was influenced by a complex mix of beliefs, values and traditions. Some, such as Taoism, were religious; others, such as Confucianism, were more to do with behaviour. Closely tied in with these were many rituals influencing how people were buried, how they arranged their homes, how they drank their tea and much more. These beliefs and practices were influenced by the Ancient Chinese religions because people that followed them believed what the religions traditions were and so they did what their beliefs were. This source is significant to the topic because the information explains some of the religious based practices that were influenced by Ancient Chinese religions.
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This source is believed to of been of a monk that has starved himself and after his death other monks have placed him into a statue to keep his remain stabilised. This monk/source had originally been created into this preserved state from around the 10th century. This source was found and underwent restoration in the 1990’s. This source may originally have been produced because the monk whose remains had been found inside this statue had performed an act of extreme spiritual devotion. The monk had supposedly been placed into the statue by other monks in order to preserve and stabilise him. Therefore this source was originally produced because the monk was devoting himself spiritually to someone or something.
Significance: What does this source reveal about the significance of Religious Beliefs and Practices in Ancient China?
This source showing a mummified monk inside a Buddha statue reveals how important religious beliefs would have been to people like this monk, because of the amount of spiritual commitment he had towards what he was sacrificing himself to. This source also reveals a practice that was followed when people passed away. Which in the instance of this source the monks that put him in the statue; this is an example of how people were treated after their death in Ancient
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This source is believed to of been of a monk that has starved himself and after his death other monks have placed him into a statue to keep his remain stabilised. This monk/source had originally been created into this preserved state from around the 10th century. This source was found and underwent restoration in the 1990’s. This source may originally have been produced because the monk whose remains had been found inside this statue had performed an act of extreme spiritual devotion. The monk had supposedly been placed into the statue by other monks in order to preserve and stabilise him. Therefore this source was originally produced because the monk was devoting himself spiritually to someone or something.
Significance: What does this source reveal about the significance of Religious Beliefs and Practices in Ancient China?
This source showing a mummified monk inside a Buddha statue reveals how important religious beliefs would have been to people like this monk, because of the amount of spiritual commitment he had towards what he was sacrificing himself to. This source also reveals a practice that was followed when people passed away. Which in the instance of this source the monks that put him in the statue; this is an example of how people were treated after their death in Ancient